Soup For Spring Slow-cooked Crockpot Minestrone Soup is bursting with flavors and crafted with a hearty, homemade vegetable broth. With just a little planning ahead, you will have a great weekend meal with leftovers throughout the week. Leftovers people actually want to eat! This is a great recipe for any time of year. While it IS a hot soup, it is chock full of vegetables that give it a spring and summer feeling. This soup does require a make-ahead step of making the broth, but it is worth the extra time to enjoy the richness of the vegetable broth. There…
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Continue ReadingA Chinese Takeout Twist Chop Suey is a dish from American Chinese Cuisine. This version has two kinds of meat, both pork and beef. This recipe is my Mom’s and she has made it for years. I have it written below exactly how my Mom wrote it. This recipe freezes well and is classic American Comfort Food. A Picky Past I never liked this dish as a child and would dread when my Mom would make it for dinner. As an adult it is still not my favorite, but the nostalgia of it does hit the spot once in awhile.…
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Continue ReadingAn Easy But Delicious Meal This One Skillet Creamy Cheddar Chicken and Broccoli is a weekday meal that dreams are made of. Made with chicken, fresh broccoli, and a broccoli cheddar soup mix this dinner cooks up in no time at all. Served over rice or noodles, this dish is comforting, affordable, and delicious. The full, printable recipe is on a card at the end of this post. You can hit the print button under the picture to print this or screenshot it. There is also a Pinterest button you can hit to save this to your Pinterest page. If…
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Perfectly Grilled Chicken Kebabs This Tangy Glazed Chicken can be made on your grill or in your oven or broiler. The glaze is made from a French dressing base, garlic, onion, and other herbs and spices. It’s a perfect healthier meal served with a salad and some hummus and olives. Great for busy weeknights or a nice weekend dinner. The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. You can hit the print button and screen shot the condensed version. Included on the recipe card is a Pinterest button so that you can pin this to your Pinterest…
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A Savory Meal to Warm Your Body and Soul Winter Pork Roast and Gravy starts with a boneless half pork loin that will be seasoned with herbs and spices, seared off in a skillet, and roasted in a speckled roaster with onions and a little broth, rosemary, and garlic. You make an easy pan gravy using the same pan you seared off the pork in so that you get to enjoy all those meaty bits. This is tender, delicious, and the perfect comfort food. The full, printable recipe is at the end of this on its own card. There is…
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One Pot, All the Flavor These Smothered Pork Chops with a Black Pepper and Paprika Gravy are a one pot wonder. You’ll love the pan fried, bone in chops with a delicious and creamy onion gravy. The chops are seasoned with salt, cracked black pepper, and a hint of paprika and garlic and onion powders. Dredged in flour and fried up crisp in butter, this recipe is so good with mashed potatoes, applesauce, and corn. There is a full, printable and Pinterest Pin-able recipe card at the end of this post, but first each paragraph before the recipe card has…
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I Bet It’ll be Your New Favorite Too This Favorite Roast Beef Sandwich has been my “go to” since the late 1990s. Sandwich making is an art and I learned this craft while working at a deli all through college. The ladies and I would take turns making each other sandwiches. This is a concoction a lady I worked with made that has stuck with me for decades. The sandwich spread is made from mayo, tomato powder or ketchup, chives, and black pepper with a hint of celery salt. It’s always filling and always delicious. This is not so much…
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Continue ReadingA Perfect Side for any Meal These Tangy Tomato Fried Potatoes make the best side dish or complete meal with a fried egg on top. Made with russet potatoes, fried onion slices, tomato paste or tomato powder, and a savory blend of spices and herbs this is sure to be a new fave. A squeeze of lemon brings this dish together to create true perfection. A great side to pork or roast chicken. The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. There is also a Pinterest button at the top of the recipe card so you can…
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